Peripheral septic arterial embolism of non-cardiac source: A systematic review of literature

Conclusions: NCPSRE should always be suspected in patients who have undergone invasive diagnostic and therapeutic vascular procedures, in patients submitted to radial artery catheter insertion, in cases of aortofemoral bypass followed by gastro-intestinal bleeding, in patients presenting sudden acute ischemia of the lower limb, accompanied by fever, leukocytosis, cutaneous petechiae or purpuric macules or a painful mass associated with a pseudoaneurysm at the site of a catheter insertion. In immunocompromised hosts, NCPSRE may indicate a diagnosis of aspergillosis, and a skin biopsy and chest X-ray should be performed promptly.
Source: Reviews in Vascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research